Yes, Daddy
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- Author：Jonathan Parks-Ramage
- ISBN：0358449006
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Reviews
Madeline Gordon
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This has been the best book I’ve read so far in 2021。
Eric Palanko
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This book was all over the place， the structure and pacing of it is truly baffling。 It started off as fun gay erotic tale of ambition and greed in NYC which was fun but it then turned into a wild kidnapping/kinky thriller which then turned into a MeToo era drama。 During all this we’re also dealing with a past gay conversion plot and finding Christ as a gay man arc… The book sounded like a good time but proved to overstay its welcome after the first 75 pages。 The protagonist is annoying and whiny This book was all over the place， the structure and pacing of it is truly baffling。 It started off as fun gay erotic tale of ambition and greed in NYC which was fun but it then turned into a wild kidnapping/kinky thriller which then turned into a MeToo era drama。 During all this we’re also dealing with a past gay conversion plot and finding Christ as a gay man arc… The book sounded like a good time but proved to overstay its welcome after the first 75 pages。 The protagonist is annoying and whiny and his trials and tribulations in NYC are unbelievable to the point of being unintentionally funny。 。。。more
Emma Giles （byo。book）
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Holy shit。First of all， everyone needs to read this one。 This is what A Little Life should have been: a respectful look at trauma caused by religion， sexual abuse， gaslighting and toxic relationships， with a reasonable amount of healing through out。 I was on the edge of my seat and could not put this down。
Emmalynne Eshleman
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the first half was very good， but then at the time skip， all of a sudden the pacing was clunky and everything lost focus。 the narrative changed from one of power and abuse and trauma to one of rediscovering your relationship with God。 i went from loving it to feeling left out， all at once。
Carole-Ann
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Wow， powerful stuff :） Jonah， an aspiring writer， is working as a waiter in New York， trying to make ends meet。 He meets， and gets enthralled by Richard Shriver， a celebrated playwright with plays on Broadway and in films。Jonah is totally enamoured by this man， and being insecure as well as naive， we can see where this is going （including the face-slap on the way to a first night opening。。。）Jonah also meets Charles， Richard's ex-boyfriend， who is a nasty piece of work。Richard takes Jonah to his Wow， powerful stuff :） Jonah， an aspiring writer， is working as a waiter in New York， trying to make ends meet。 He meets， and gets enthralled by Richard Shriver， a celebrated playwright with plays on Broadway and in films。Jonah is totally enamoured by this man， and being insecure as well as naive， we can see where this is going （including the face-slap on the way to a first night opening。。。）Jonah also meets Charles， Richard's ex-boyfriend， who is a nasty piece of work。Richard takes Jonah to his "place" in the Hamptons - aka a small gated community of 4 estates， 3 owned by Richard's "friends"， and there Jonah meets Evan who is working as a butler/waiter for Richard there in his home （as well as 3 others who mainly act as waiters/pool-boys）。 But then Evan goes missing。。。。 （and we never really find out what happened）。The story is then centered around Mace， a teenage acting prodigy， who is brought in for Richard's pleasure， to Jonah's disgust。 And ooops， when Jonah wants to go back home， Richard dumps him - and then blackmails him because of money he's paid out。 So Jonah becomes another waiter/pool-boy like the others。 And then the nasty bits。Chapter 11 is an expose of religion using Jonah's preacher father as a product， and conversion therapy， which Jonah is subjected to when his father finds out he is gay。 Not nice。Chapter 16 is a revelation of Richard's "Mummy" issues。Interspaced is all the abuse the boys get at Richard's/Charles's hands。。。 so much so that Jonah is very close to killing someone。The whole issue of the real "Me Too" theme is used here - and it's rather abhorrent。As an after-thought， we also get a couple of chapters on Jonah's return to religion and his father。 Personally， I could have done without the evangelical "Come to Jesus" theme。Unfortunately， we have no resolution for the bad people - they get away with everything！The whole book is extremely well written， as well as a powerful expose - but I'm not sure that is not used as a net to lure us in。Moving and depressing at the same time。 Read with caution。 。。。more
Ryan S
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This was a tough one to read。 Depictions of abuse and rape are always tough to read。 The situation Jonah finds himself in is terrifying for sure。 Richard， as your lead antagonist， is textbook abuser。 But money speaks volumes。 And when you are as poor and as desperate as Jonah， sometimes loudly and beyond logic。 I know it's billed as "gothic" but Jonah's traumas stack up alarmingly quickly in this book-- oppressive fundamental religion， conversion therapy attempts， parent abandonment， poverty， se This was a tough one to read。 Depictions of abuse and rape are always tough to read。 The situation Jonah finds himself in is terrifying for sure。 Richard， as your lead antagonist， is textbook abuser。 But money speaks volumes。 And when you are as poor and as desperate as Jonah， sometimes loudly and beyond logic。 I know it's billed as "gothic" but Jonah's traumas stack up alarmingly quickly in this book-- oppressive fundamental religion， conversion therapy attempts， parent abandonment， poverty， sexual harassment-- and that's just in the first 50 pages or so。 So we know it's going to be tragic。 I just didn't realize how tragic。 Honestly， this would have been a 5 star had it not gotten all religious。 He talks about how religion and conversion therapy messed him up， only to be saved so easily in the end by the religion that was the root of the problem。 For me， the gut punch at the end of that section was the only redeeming part （revealing that corruption is ever-present）。 I could have done without the 20 or so pages of him being saved。。。The book is good， but it is not for everyone。 It is rife with gay stereotypes。 The depictions of rape are hefty。 Jonah's poor choices are infuriating。 And the abusive nature of lots of actions in the book are beyond uncomfortable。 If that's not for you， then pass。 Regardless， Parks-Ramage's writing is compelling， moving， and smart。 I can't wait to see what he writes next。 。。。more
Ally
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have spent a solid amount of time trying to figure out why this novel， “Yes， Daddy” —a post- #Metoo movement novel focusing on one gay man’s story—didn’t work for me And here’s what I came up with: As a debut novel by Jonathan Parks-Ramage… it needed a heavy-handed editor to say “Woah。 There are too many horrific plots in this one storyline for it to be believable。”First and foremost there should be a trigger warning ⚠️ that there are multiple， brutal rape scenes。 Beyond being uncomfortable an I have spent a solid amount of time trying to figure out why this novel， “Yes， Daddy” —a post- #Metoo movement novel focusing on one gay man’s story—didn’t work for me And here’s what I came up with: As a debut novel by Jonathan Parks-Ramage… it needed a heavy-handed editor to say “Woah。 There are too many horrific plots in this one storyline for it to be believable。”First and foremost there should be a trigger warning ⚠️ that there are multiple， brutal rape scenes。 Beyond being uncomfortable and graphic， （I’m not one to ever shy away from difficult reads） the lead up to how/why so many of these scenes needed to be included in this book never aligned with the plot。I felt immense sadness for the lead character， Jonah and I loved him as a character and I really wanted to love this book。 But I just didn’t。 Uncertain of what kind of book it wanted to be， it became a book about so many depressing， unnerving situations: sex used as a currency for a comfortable/rich lifestyle， rape， underage relationship/sex between a 16 year old actor and a 50 year old man， sexual assault， more rape， insinuated incest between a mother and son， being kicked out of his family， he makes false allegations against his father that he molested him， he is held prisoner， he sets fire to his ex boyfriend/captor’s home， shunned by multiple churches， raped by a church leader as an adult， suicide of friends， a court trial…。I’m sure I missed some things too。 If the author had stuck to just one of the harrowing events in Jonah’s life， and dove deep into the ONE ANGLE， this would’ve worked so much better。 It was just exhausting and didn’t hit the mark for me。 。。。more
Michael
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Super fast read - kind of a gay beach read with a lot more substance。 Reads fast， twisty， and captivating。 Simultaneously could have gone deeper， but I also enjoyed the "quickness" of the reading experience。 Weirdly a "fun read" but also "really screwed up， sad， and I know too many boys who've been in these situations"。 Not sure exactly how to wrap my thoughts around this book - but would highly recommend and will make a great movie or TV show。 Super fast read - kind of a gay beach read with a lot more substance。 Reads fast， twisty， and captivating。 Simultaneously could have gone deeper， but I also enjoyed the "quickness" of the reading experience。 Weirdly a "fun read" but also "really screwed up， sad， and I know too many boys who've been in these situations"。 Not sure exactly how to wrap my thoughts around this book - but would highly recommend and will make a great movie or TV show。 。。。more
Katie Desch
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Jonathan Parks-Ramage's debut novel enthralled me from the getgo; literally， the title is all I needed to pull me in - and yes， maybe the Summer-themed， ominous look of the cover helped as well。 Disturbing， ugly， relevant， honest， and wicked， Yes， Daddy captivates and breaks hearts from beginning to the very end。Jonah is struggling from past advertises at the very start， in May 2009。 Living out a duffle bag in Ghost Dick's sublet， Jonah is an aspiring writer but working at a sleazy restaurant wa Jonathan Parks-Ramage's debut novel enthralled me from the getgo; literally， the title is all I needed to pull me in - and yes， maybe the Summer-themed， ominous look of the cover helped as well。 Disturbing， ugly， relevant， honest， and wicked， Yes， Daddy captivates and breaks hearts from beginning to the very end。Jonah is struggling from past advertises at the very start， in May 2009。 Living out a duffle bag in Ghost Dick's sublet， Jonah is an aspiring writer but working at a sleazy restaurant waiting on gross， drunk men eager to cop a feel at every chance they get。 His attention eventually lands on famed Broadway playwright Richard Shriver and， following a meet and greet， they hit it off at dinner， and the rest is。。。traumatic。 Whisked away to a week stay at the Hamptons compound with Richard and his friends， Jonah finds himself in a much more unexpected and violent situation than he thought he signed up for。There is a heavy theme of religion， the problems with the evangelical church， and struggling with faith in the story; usually， these are huge turnoffs for me。 But the role religion and family played in Jonah's life felt important enough for me to bear， and on top of everything， it was written very well without being preachy。I recently read about how a good writer can make you angry with the character and their actions， instead of the author and how they wrote the character's actions。 Jonah is fully fleshed out， so likable and unlikable， realistic and raw; I was empathetic and feeling with him on every page。 Frankly， Parks-Ramage released a fantastic debut novel， and I'm eager to see more from him in the future。CW: Consistent description， depiction， recalling of rape， assault， and emotional and physical abuse。 As well as trauma， conversion therapy， and drug/alcohol use。 。。。more
Christopher Louderback
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This shotgun blast of a novel， bordering on novella， is unapologetically and wonderfully queer， and deeply tragic — there are too many trigger warnings to mention; suffice it to say this is a story about trauma and the terrible aftershocks of traumatic events。 But it is also a story about redemption， healing， and learning to live and love when the lines between past and present are infinitely blurred。 Jonathan Parks-Ramage writes in clean， crisp， visceral prose that rarely misses its mark even i This shotgun blast of a novel， bordering on novella， is unapologetically and wonderfully queer， and deeply tragic — there are too many trigger warnings to mention; suffice it to say this is a story about trauma and the terrible aftershocks of traumatic events。 But it is also a story about redemption， healing， and learning to live and love when the lines between past and present are infinitely blurred。 Jonathan Parks-Ramage writes in clean， crisp， visceral prose that rarely misses its mark even if some of the story points feel familiar or predictable。 *Think The Talented Mr。 Ripley without a filter！ *True rating （3 1/2 stars） ★★★½ 。。。more
Bruna （bruandthebooks）
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*** Please note， this book can be a little too graphic and disturbing for some people！If you have any traumas with sexual abuse， read it carefully！！Ok， now… I really really really liked this book。 The characters are very well-developed and Richard is one of the most hateful characters EVER！！Unfortunately， we see stories about women being sexually abused all the time。 We do not come across stories of men being abused by other men often。 It doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen。 I like that this book *** Please note， this book can be a little too graphic and disturbing for some people！If you have any traumas with sexual abuse， read it carefully！！Ok， now… I really really really liked this book。 The characters are very well-developed and Richard is one of the most hateful characters EVER！！Unfortunately， we see stories about women being sexually abused all the time。 We do not come across stories of men being abused by other men often。 It doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen。 I like that this book brought up something that is not talked about。But I must say， I’m used to heavy and disturbing reads and this one was beyond anything I’ve ever read。 It was extremely heavy。If you’re ok with his kind of book， I say read it！ 。。。more
Anthony Carrasquillo
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To be honest with you， I was embarrassed to list this as a “read” book simply because of the title。 I initially picked it up because it has been included on so many “must read lists” for the summer。 I’m having a really hard time rating this with stars。 This book was incredibly disturbing and there really should be some type of a trigger warning based on violent sexual assault， self harm， drug use and suicide。 I guess from the description of the book you may expect that some of these this would b To be honest with you， I was embarrassed to list this as a “read” book simply because of the title。 I initially picked it up because it has been included on so many “must read lists” for the summer。 I’m having a really hard time rating this with stars。 This book was incredibly disturbing and there really should be some type of a trigger warning based on violent sexual assault， self harm， drug use and suicide。 I guess from the description of the book you may expect that some of these this would be present， and while I wasn’t completely surprised by how prevalent they were in the book， it just surprised me how central to the overall story they were。 I listened to the audiobook， which I will say it was really well done by the narrator， but this was one of those times where even though I had headphones on I listened to it on a very low setting because I was self-conscious that other people would hear what I was listening to。Overall the story was some thing similar to a law and order SVU episode， but I definitely could have done without the pseudo-cautionary tale about how living the gay lifestyle essentially condemns you in the eyes of God。 I don’t know if that was the authors goal， but it was often too preachy for me。 It’s been several days， and I can’t get this book out of my head， and I mean in one sense that implies that the author did a good job of getting the story across， but it’s not necessarily a book that I want to keep thinking about。 。。。more
Ari
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Well， damn。
Chelsea | thrillerbookbabe
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Happy Pride Month friends！ I am so happy to have been able to read this wonderful debut this month。 I read it in a day， and thought it was powerful and addressed important issues like class， power dynamics， and victimhood。 The book is about Jonah， a man who moves from rural Illinois to New York City to pursue his dreams of becoming a playwright。 He is barely scraping by and decides to orchestrate a meeting between himself and the famous playwright Richard Shriver when he sees a picture of Richar Happy Pride Month friends！ I am so happy to have been able to read this wonderful debut this month。 I read it in a day， and thought it was powerful and addressed important issues like class， power dynamics， and victimhood。 The book is about Jonah， a man who moves from rural Illinois to New York City to pursue his dreams of becoming a playwright。 He is barely scraping by and decides to orchestrate a meeting between himself and the famous playwright Richard Shriver when he sees a picture of Richard and a much younger man at an event。 He wants to be that man， and everything is going great until Richard invites Jonah to the Hamptons for the weekend。 While everything seems fine at first， Jonah realizes he’s walking a fine line and things can， and do， go wrong。Thoughts: I thought this book was poignant and powerful- a stunning debut。 The writing was fantastic and moving。 There was a lot of important social commentary mixed in with a thrilling contemporary fiction。 It wasn’t necessarily a thriller， but more of a coming of age social commentary。 I felt for Jonah so much while also realizing his story is a common one。 I rooted for him and against others so hard and felt connected to the story right away。 This story is extremely dark and talks about sexuality and religion and how they can intersect。 I really liked the way the book portrayed the other side of the #metoo movement， showing older men preying on younger men。 I thought the description of the complex dynamics between older and more powerful gay men and younger gay men looking for a way out of their situation was poignant and well explained。 I felt so many emotions and feelings and think this book will spark great conversation。 It did take a turn I didn’t expect， and felt the story flipped and flopped around a lot the last 25% of the book。 There were lots of trigger warnings， so be aware of that， but this was a wonderful book and I really enjoyed it- 4。5 stars！ 。。。more
Robbie Priore
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This book really checked a lot of boxes for me。 One thing that is resounding so loud with me， is that I loved having all of the main characters be gay or queer men。 I didn’t realize how much literature I read is heteronormative。The ending lacked a little for me though 🥺
Tad
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I’m completely blown away by this book。 It’s a shocking and messed up debut that I could not put down。 Content warning: this book deals with rape， sexual assault and molestation。 With this book， we get an examination of the Me too movement through the eyes of a gay man and the ways in which it impacted his life。 This book is so much darker than it first appears。 It seems like a pretty simple thing。 It is not。 I loved how this book deals with trauma and the aftermath of it and the ways in which i I’m completely blown away by this book。 It’s a shocking and messed up debut that I could not put down。 Content warning: this book deals with rape， sexual assault and molestation。 With this book， we get an examination of the Me too movement through the eyes of a gay man and the ways in which it impacted his life。 This book is so much darker than it first appears。 It seems like a pretty simple thing。 It is not。 I loved how this book deals with trauma and the aftermath of it and the ways in which it impacts a persons life for decades。 Also， the ending of this book does feel abrupt but also I think it worked and made sense。 This is a powerful and weirdly effective book。 Yeah， it’s a bit messed up and super dark but that all works to build the tension and allow the story to suck you in。 You will not see the twists coming。 I guarantee。 Powerful and haunting this is one that will stay with me for a while。 。。。more
Savitri （IG: bookishcatsavant）
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Uffffff。 This book。 It GUTTED me。 Not because the book is bad but because it’s the best， most raw， most unflinching， most uncomfortable book I’ve read。 The story follows Jonah， a broke waiter with no friends and a dysfunctional family trying to make it on his own in NYC as a playwright。 When nothing works， he devises a path to run into Richard Shriver， a famous gay playwright， in the hopes that they both fall in love and live together。 Jonah’s plan almost begins to work。。。until he goes to The Ha Uffffff。 This book。 It GUTTED me。 Not because the book is bad but because it’s the best， most raw， most unflinching， most uncomfortable book I’ve read。 The story follows Jonah， a broke waiter with no friends and a dysfunctional family trying to make it on his own in NYC as a playwright。 When nothing works， he devises a path to run into Richard Shriver， a famous gay playwright， in the hopes that they both fall in love and live together。 Jonah’s plan almost begins to work。。。until he goes to The Hamptons with Richard where things go terribly wrong。 I found Jonah to be a morally grey character which I really love。 Because he’s neither a hero， and certainly not a villain。 He is a little bit of all of us， trying to make it through this cruel world。 His character was etched out so perfectly。 His initial naivety and trust of the world made me want to get inside the book and pull him out of a situation the reader knows will be his downfall。 So many times I just wanted to hug Jonah， cry with him & comfort him。𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬-𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡， 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥。 I have the utmost respect for this author。 Why， you ask？ This book is filled with possibly every trigger warning you can come up with， including rape， sexual assault， conversion therapy， religious toxicity etc。 Yet the story is starkingly real。 Can you imagine the risk the author took to publish this as his debut novel？ Honestly， this book needs to be seen more on Bookstagram， if you can get past the host of triggers。 Thank you Jonathan for this masterpiece and for taking the risks。 You are my hero。 。。。more
Marko Theodore Mravunac
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maybe 3。5， not surepicked this up on a whim， it wasn't on my radar at all as i'm not into thrillers （and also， it sounded like a really smutty read， which a） i'm also not into and 2） it's not）， but it came recommended by a booktuber i follow and that was enough。the book， for me， started out strongly， the story was captivating， the characters， situations and voices almost relatable， but then when it all peaked in the middle and there was still 50% of nothing， in my opinion， to go， that's when i w maybe 3。5， not surepicked this up on a whim， it wasn't on my radar at all as i'm not into thrillers （and also， it sounded like a really smutty read， which a） i'm also not into and 2） it's not）， but it came recommended by a booktuber i follow and that was enough。the book， for me， started out strongly， the story was captivating， the characters， situations and voices almost relatable， but then when it all peaked in the middle and there was still 50% of nothing， in my opinion， to go， that's when i wasn't enjoying myself all that much anymore。 it reminded me of why i don't pick up thrillers too often， they're quick and gripping reads， some more than others， but they provide little sustenance and i hate when they try to be "more" than they are。 due to its queer theme， this was most certainly memorable and i will gladly pick up the author's second book， should there be one！ 。。。more
Ben
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If you liked A Little Life and Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity， Faith， and Family and wanted another book that's both implausible and trauma porn， you'll like this one。 If you liked A Little Life and Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity， Faith， and Family and wanted another book that's both implausible and trauma porn， you'll like this one。 。。。more
Brittney Rae
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It took me 8 chapters to finally get into Yes， Daddy， it’s kind of clunky at times but I really enjoyed the story and Jonah’s journey。
Vin - Queerbiblioboy
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Yes， Daddy follows the story of a young man， Jonah， who is taken off his feet by a successful playwright， Richard & is whittled into a wealthy lifestyle， which to Jonah’s detriment， turns into something vicious and cruel。 This debut has extreme & explicit content。 Trigger warnings apply。 Yes， Daddy follows several timelines， 2009， 2011， 2017 and 2018， which are all extremely important dates in the book。 From the get go， this story captured me and sucked me into its pages。 For this being a debut Yes， Daddy follows the story of a young man， Jonah， who is taken off his feet by a successful playwright， Richard & is whittled into a wealthy lifestyle， which to Jonah’s detriment， turns into something vicious and cruel。 This debut has extreme & explicit content。 Trigger warnings apply。 Yes， Daddy follows several timelines， 2009， 2011， 2017 and 2018， which are all extremely important dates in the book。 From the get go， this story captured me and sucked me into its pages。 For this being a debut， Jonathan Parks-Ramage really knows how to pull you in and keeps you there。 Yes， Daddy keeps you on the edge of your seat， hoping that the next chapter will give you some sort of emotional break。 It does not。 I was asked to describe this with three words earlier this afternoon and the only words that keep spinning around in my head were: dreadful， uncomfortable and intense。 I have never felt such emotional whiplash with a story before， and that’s coming from someone who reads dark literature frequently。 Yes， Daddy pulls you back & forth， it makes you question what’s actually happening and then throws in another curveball。 The dread just keeps building and when you think “oh， this isn’t so bad-“， the story ramps up and you’re left feeling so hollow and broken。 There was a specific quote in the book; “And don’t forget — you just added five hundred dollars to your tab。” When I say I had to close the book and breathe， I had to tap out。 This quote was so minuscule to the atrocities that happen in this story， but this， this was the last straw for me。 I’ve never felt such boiling rage for twelve words before。 I wanted to throw my book against the wall & scream。 Yes， Daddy emotionally exhausted me beyond belief， yet I couldn’t put it down for more than a few minutes at a time， which were to either breathe and control myself or to grab a snack。 To say I’d recommend this book to others would be a lie because I genuinely think this book isn’t for everyone。 It’s a very tough read and I think you really need to hold back things when reading， but I would definitely recommend this to others who want a devastating read where you feel like you’re suffocating constantly on Parks-Ramage’s words。 Trigger warnings : rape， drug use， homophobia， conversion therapy， religion， sexual abuse， false allegations， alcoholism， drug addiction， obsessive behaviour， emotional abuse， psychological abuse， gaslighting， servitude， physical abuse， domestic abuse， family abuse， suicide， selfharm 。。。more
Sheena
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Jonah is a struggling waiter trying to make it as a writer in New York City。 He meets Richard Shriver - award winning playwright and not to mention， very rich。 Jonah plans their meeting and from there， their love story （if you can call it that） begins。 Richard becomes his partner but also his sugar daddy。 Jonah thinks he finally found what he was looking for and that things will start to look up。 Of course， things are actually too good to be true and take a sudden， dark turn。 This is a modern Go Jonah is a struggling waiter trying to make it as a writer in New York City。 He meets Richard Shriver - award winning playwright and not to mention， very rich。 Jonah plans their meeting and from there， their love story （if you can call it that） begins。 Richard becomes his partner but also his sugar daddy。 Jonah thinks he finally found what he was looking for and that things will start to look up。 Of course， things are actually too good to be true and take a sudden， dark turn。 This is a modern Gothic story with My Dark Vanessa vibes。 I’m a little torn with how I feel about it because a lot of it was definitely disturbing and violent but a lot of it becomes lost within mundane details。 The exploration of class and the dynamic of power is done well and actually quite thought provoking。 There’s a lot of trigger warnings though - rape， conversion therapy， homophobia， and drug use。 These scenes are VERY violent。Yes， Daddy has such a gorgeous cover and I would like to take a moment to just point the obvious out and end my review there。 I'm still kind of unsure how to rate this but I'll go with 2。5 for now。 The story is heartbreaking and dark。 Thank you to Netgalley and to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the advanced copy of this book！ 。。。more
Ron Giddings
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Some of the prose is very heavy-handed and overly dramatic， and there were more than a few times where the central character was unrealistic in his responses， but overall， the first two-thirds are very well done。 The final act falls apart though， and I found myself wanting more action and liking the central character less and less， until I didn't care what happened to him。 Some of the prose is very heavy-handed and overly dramatic， and there were more than a few times where the central character was unrealistic in his responses， but overall， the first two-thirds are very well done。 The final act falls apart though， and I found myself wanting more action and liking the central character less and less， until I didn't care what happened to him。 。。。more
Ash Rocketship
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I'm tapping out at 53% because this is just too aggressively misanthropic for me。 I think， if the first chapter hadn't set the story up the way it did， I might have hung on longer for the more thriller-ish aspects of it， but it's just not at all compelling enough plot or writing-wise to stick it out any further now that it's become clear that there's a fixation on violence that seems both unnecessary and poorly rendered。 There's potential in the writing here， I think， but it feels like it's a fe I'm tapping out at 53% because this is just too aggressively misanthropic for me。 I think， if the first chapter hadn't set the story up the way it did， I might have hung on longer for the more thriller-ish aspects of it， but it's just not at all compelling enough plot or writing-wise to stick it out any further now that it's become clear that there's a fixation on violence that seems both unnecessary and poorly rendered。 There's potential in the writing here， I think， but it feels like it's a few years and a dedicated editorial process away。 Thank you to NetGalley and HMH for the ARC！ 。。。more
Abi
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Oh my god。
Brittany （bees。horror。haunts）
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“𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀。 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜’𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹。 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀？ 𝗧𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗜’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲。”2011， in a court room。。。And on that stand you panic。 You lie and decide that you can change the course of history because maybe if you lie big enough and deep enough， you can believe it too。 But quickly， we’re thrown back to 2009。 Jonah， a desperate lonely young man， recently moves to New York City f “𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀。 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜’𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹。 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀？ 𝗧𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗜’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲。”2011， in a court room。。。And on that stand you panic。 You lie and decide that you can change the course of history because maybe if you lie big enough and deep enough， you can believe it too。 But quickly， we’re thrown back to 2009。 Jonah， a desperate lonely young man， recently moves to New York City for school。 Hoping to gain an introduction and an eventual relationship with the famous playwright Richard Shriver。 He’s so convinced that this relationship will save him from himself。 He’s fantasized about it so often that he knows exactly what he’s going to say and do to get Richard’s attention。 And as luck would have it， he does。 Only he doesn’t know just how deep he’s in with Richard or what goes on behind closed doors。 Soon， he feels alone and indebted。 He can’t turn to his mother， unless he wants to confront the view that his sexuality is a sin in gods eyes， and return to conversion therapy。 But can he truly stay where he is？Soon his life is spiralling out of control。 And the lies he told in the court room come back to haunt him。 I binged this book in 𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 than 24 hours and when I finished， I just sat there…needing a moment。 It’s heartbreaking and beautifully written。 It feels like no matter how many times Jonah tries to get back up， life is stomping him into the ground。 This is for fans of 𝗠𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮。 Do yourself a favour and go read this book， 𝗡𝗢𝗪。 5 ⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley for sending me a copy of this e-ARC。 。。。more
Jenn Lawrence
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Absolutely brilliant。 Daring， unique， honest！
Jeff
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Very disappointing。 Supposed to be a gay thriller， but there were few thrills。 It tries to be Gone Guurllll。 Implausible plot points， unlikeable characters， every cliche in the book。 A young struggling gay writer gets caught up in a wealthy gay man's life - drugs， S&M， power dynamics， possible murder （！） and then conversion therapy and a bunch of religious mumbo jumbo towards the end。 I did finish it， but just to see if it got better。 Alas， no。 Very disappointing。 Supposed to be a gay thriller， but there were few thrills。 It tries to be Gone Guurllll。 Implausible plot points， unlikeable characters， every cliche in the book。 A young struggling gay writer gets caught up in a wealthy gay man's life - drugs， S&M， power dynamics， possible murder （！） and then conversion therapy and a bunch of religious mumbo jumbo towards the end。 I did finish it， but just to see if it got better。 Alas， no。 。。。more
CR
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I'll start by saying this book is full of trigger warnings with rape， drugs， and suicide。 With that out of the way I found myself captivating from the start。 Yes， Daddy shows another side to the #metoo movement by focusing on gay men an boys who were raped by powerful men instead of women who were raped。 As we follow Jonah through the telling of his story we join him on an emotional rollercoaster。 It does get a bit heavy at times and a few parts seemed a little unbelievable， but I enjoyed the st I'll start by saying this book is full of trigger warnings with rape， drugs， and suicide。 With that out of the way I found myself captivating from the start。 Yes， Daddy shows another side to the #metoo movement by focusing on gay men an boys who were raped by powerful men instead of women who were raped。 As we follow Jonah through the telling of his story we join him on an emotional rollercoaster。 It does get a bit heavy at times and a few parts seemed a little unbelievable， but I enjoyed the story overall。 。。。more
Nichole Forsyth
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